strategy

Delivering retributive justice

Synonyms:
Punishing
Penalizing
Punishing unlawful behaviour
Description:
Providing fair and just punishment for the guilty. Penalizing a person for a misdeed.
Context:
Punishment is generally inflicted by an authority (eg, the state or a parent) on one who honours that authority. It is distinguished from revenge, in which one individual acts without the support of appropriate authority.
Claim:
Punishing wrongdoers rehearses for the whole society those acts which it has agreed not to condone. This prevents crime and strengthens the common bonds of the society.

2. Retributive justice - punishment of unlawful behaviour - does not stand on its own. Retribution is grounded in a right order that makes it possible for judges, juries, police officers and military organizations to know what should be penalized and how. Punishment itself does not establish a healthy order; it can only confirm the legitimacy of the right order by showing that unlawful behaviour will not be allowed to go unpunished.

Counter Claim:
Forgiving and rehabilitating wrongdoers can constructively deter crime and gives criminals a renewed bond of participation in their society.
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions